| Devereaux Peters |
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Overview
Athletic post player with promising skill set at both ends of floor ... versatility to play on blocks, take opponents off dribble or hit perimeter shot ... runs court well and could be asset in transition game ... long arms and angular frame make for disruptive presence on defense ... agile with ability to elevate quickly for rebounds and blocked shots ... experience at top levels of high school basketball that should ease transition to college game ... opportunity to contend for playing time early in career at Notre Dame.
High School
Averaged 12.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game with .600 field goal percentage during four-year career at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Ill. ... ranked 21st in nation (fourth among power forwards) by Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report, 24th in nation by Blue Star Basketball, 31st in nation (seventh among power forwards) by All-Star Girls Report and 35th in nation (12th among forwards) by Hoopgurlz.com ... McDonald's All-American (2007) ... Parade Magazine third-team All-American (2007) ... USA Today third-team All-USA selection (2007) ... four-time Street & Smith's honorable mention All-American (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) ... Illinois Miss Basketball runner-up (2007) ... two-time first-team all-state selection (2006, 2007) ... two-time adidas Top Ten Camp All-Star (Upperclass - 2005; Underclass - 2004) ... Most Outstanding Player of 2007 Illinois Class 2A Tournament after leading Fenwick to first state title since 2001 (15.3 ppg., 8.0 rpg., 4.7 bpg., .621 FG% in three-game state tournament with double-doubles in semifinals and final) ... team ranked sixth in final 2006-07 USA Today Super 25 poll with 36-2 record ... team logged 135-11 (.925) record during her career.
Personal Data
Born Oct. 8, 1989 in Chicago ... older of two children ... daughter of Denise Gladden-Peters and R. Delacey Peters, Jr. ... uncle, Tom Seabron, was defensive end/linebacker on Michigan football team (1975-78) and later was chosen by San Francisco 49ers in fifth round of 1979 National Football League draft ... joins current junior guard Lindsay Schrader as two of 11 Illinois natives in program history; including Peters and Schrader, 10 of those players have come from Chicagoland area ... continues long line of successful student-athletes who have matriculated to Notre Dame from Fenwick High School, most notably 1953 Heisman Trophy winner John Lattner ... enrolled in First Year of Studies program at Notre Dame ... only fifth player in program's three decades to wear No. 14, and first since Lisa Kuhns completed her career in 1990.
